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...crazy-guys-in-prison movie ?Story of Ricky,? directed by the much-traveled Nam Lai-choi (also known as Lam Nai-choi, Nam Nai-choi and Lan Nai Tsai - the man?s name is its own spoonerism), the body-parts count reads: one head burst, one head sliced by a scythe, one head impaled with a stick, one hand nailed, one stomach ripped open and eviscerated, one long strand of intestine used in an attempted strangulation...
DIED. LONNIE DONEGAN, 71, godfather of British pop who burst onto the U.K. music scene in the 1950s with "skiffle," his unique rendition of American folk music; after collapsing midway through a tour; in Peterborough, England. Described by Paul McCartney as "The Man," Donegan swept the charts between 1956 and 1962 with 26 hits such as Does Your Chewing Gum Lose its Flavor (on the Bedpost Overnight), and Rock Island Line. Although his glory days ended with the Beatles, Donegan inspired generations of musicians including the Rolling Stones, and later continued performing in comedy and cabaret...
...surprisingly, policy planners have a spotty track record when it comes to matching supply with demand. In the 1990s, strict government controls fed a speculative price bubble that made Hong Kong one of the world's most expensive real estate markets. When the bubble burst in 1997 during Asia's financial crisis, a deflationary spiral ensued, knocking prices down by some 60% and destroying much of the wealth of property owners and commercial developers...
BOSTON—At 11:07 p.m. a burst of confetti filled the 1,200-person ballroom at the Boston Park Plaza Hotel to greet Massachusetts Governor-Elect W. Mitt Romney (R), who swept State Treasurer Shannon P. O’Brien (D) about 51 to 44 percent, with 70 percent of precincts reporting...
That his supporters—after two hours of heart-wrenching and somber speeches—burst into partisan chants is neither surprising nor unfortunate. It is simply an earnest reflection of the gravity of our current circumstances: the competitive and critical upcoming election coupled with the startling absence of leadership approaching Wellstone’s moral caliber. In a crowd of 20,000 mourners, it is unreasonable to expect that thoughts would not drift towards the political struggles to come...